19 20 21 GM v6_CF 11/13 template 8/21/15 10:55 AM Page 19
Ginners Marketplace COTTON
COTTON FARMING IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GINNING INDUSTRY.
Proactive Approach Helps Prevent Contamination In the last Ginners Marketplace column, I discussed several plastic contamination sources and the need to eliminate those in our cotton. It is necessary for ginners to be proactive in order to protect and retain the U.S. cotton industry’s reputation for delivering high-quality cotton with a goal of zero contamination. A few precautionary measures can definitely make a substantial difference. One potential contaminant can be avoided by checking bale presses for hydraulic oil leaks and repairing any leaks before the ginning season. Bale presses should continue to be monitored for leaks and cleanliness during operation. The ginner should instruct employees that if they observe oil or other contaminants, they are to notify their supervisor as soon as possible. The gin manager also is responsible for housekeeping in and around the gin. A clean, well-organized gin is safer and more productive, encourages pride among employees and helps reduce the frequency of lint contamination. Any potential contaminants found around the bale press should be completely removed but never swept or blown into the press or press pit. In fact, no part of the gin should ever be used as a trash receptacle. Only contamination-free seed cotton should be
allowed anywhere in or around the gin. We have been told by textile mills that wire used to attach the permanent bale identification (PBI) hang tags to the bale packaging sometimes finds its way into the lint and damages expensive processing equipment. Ginners should not use wire to attach these tags. If using traditional hanging tags, use zip ties or cotton cord in place of wire to secure the tags. Consider using adhesive backed PBI bale tags. Also unacceptable are the practices of slipping an extra bale tag coupon under a tie or placing PBI tags on the bale’s surface inside clear bale bags. These tags can become contaminants. Remember, the definition of contamination is anything that’s not cotton. This includes excess moisture. Ginners should monitor final bale moistures levels. Those levels should be no greater than 7.5 percent at any point in the bale – and that
Have you test-fired your Heaters and Humidaire Unit for this season? Service help is available across the Cotton Belt. samjackson.com
Schedule today: 1-800-862-9966
WWW.NORTHERNLUCUS.COM 1116 Slaton Hwy. Lubbock, TX
FOR SALE: 2 – 158 GIN STANDS WITH CONTROLS MANUFACTURER OF HI-CAPACITY LINT CLEANING SYSTEMS IN 86” to 110” WIDTHS NEW 60” & 72” OVERSHOT BATTERY CONDENSERS 96” TO 144” INCLINE CLEANERS, STICK MACHINES & AIRLINE SEPARATORS
Cotton Ginners Marketplace
HIGH CAPACITY VACUUMS USED & FACTORY REBUILT GIN MACHINERY BALE HANDLING SYSTEMS COMPLETE LINE OF REPAIR PARTS FOR MURRAY, MITCHELL, H.E., CONSOLIDATED, CONTINENTAL, MOSS, LUMMUS, HORN & CMI 806-745-8156 1-800-776-8182 FAX 806-745-0564 E-MAIL: NORTHERNLUCUS@YAHOO.COM WWW.NORTHERNLUCUS.COM COTTON FARMING SEPTEMBER 2015
19
19 20 21 GM v6_CF 11/13 template 8/21/15 10:18 AM Page 20
level should be considered a ceiling and not a target. I realize the vast majority of ginners do everything in their power to eliminate contamination. Each year, though, complaints are received about contaminated lint. So, until we are at zero contamination, ginners and producers will be reminded that vigilance is our best defense. There is a wealth of educational material available on the NCC’s website at http://www.cotton.org/tech/quality/index.cfm that can assist ginners in training employees and in working with producers to improve contamination prevention.
Harrison Ashley, executive vice president of the National Cotton Ginners Association, contributed this article. Contact him at (901) 274-9030 or hashley@cotton.org.
TIGA Conducts Successful Summer Meeting The Texas Independent Ginners Association (TIGA) conducted its Summer Meeting recently at the Barton Creek Resort in
!
Lummus Corporation has available the following quality, high-capacity used gin machinery. All machinery is offered “as is, where is� (unless noted otherwise) and is subject to prior sale. “As is� machinery can be repaired/reconditioned for an additional charge.
Cotton Ginners Marketplace
1 – Consolidated 96� R-5000 Stick Machine*
1 – Lot, miscellaneous Burner and Moisture Unit components (contact us for details) 2 – Consolidated 120� R-5000 Stick Machines* 1 - Complete 2/141 Gin Plant consisting of: Unloading System with 1 – Lummus 60� overshot Standard Battery Condenser* 15� diameter single-lane Powered Telescope, Rock Trap with Trash Vacuum, 72� Unloading Separator/Feed Control with Vacuum 1 – Consolidated 72� undershot Standard Battery Condenser* Wheel and Flight-Saver, and No. 50 Unloading Fan; First-Stage 1 – Consolidated 72� undershot MC Battery Condenser* Drying/Precleaning System with Continental 3 MBTU Burner and No. 40 Push Fan, 54� Tower Dryer, 96� Continental Inclined 1 – 1997 model Ginning/Lint Cleaning Line, consisting of Cleaner with Vacuum Wheel over 96� Horn 3-Saw Stick Machine a 96� wide Model 700TM Feeder, 170-Saw ImperialTM III (with double 96� x 24� Vacuum Wheels), Second-Stage Gin, Super-JetŽ Lint Cleaner, and tandem (2) Model 108 Drying/Precleaning System with Continental 3 MBTU Burner and Lint Cleaners, with all guards, duct work, and related items No. 40 Push Fan, 54� Tower Dryer, 96� Continental Inclined 2 – Lummus Model 66 Lint Cleaners with Condensers Cleaner with Vacuum Wheel over 96� Continental 2-Saw Stick Machine; Distribution/Overflow System with Continental 2-Stand 1 – Cherokee Regal RFB Lint Cleaner with Condenser and Guards Conveyor Distributor and 72� Automatic Overflow Hopper with 1 – Belt-Wide 75-HP Flooded-Suction Hydraulic Booster Pumping Unit Breaker Cylinder; Feeding/Ginning System with two (2) Continental 141-Saw Gins (converted) and 96� Comet Supreme 1 – Lubbock Electric Hydraulic Pumping Unit for Gin Dor-LesŽ or E.E. Feeders; Lint Cleaning System with four (4) 66� wide Continental Ž Dor-Les Press (single reservoir with multiple motor/pump groups) 16-D Lint Cleaners (two tandem arrangements); Condensing/Pressing System with 50� Moss Battery Condenser, 1 – Lummus Bale Handling System for up-packing press 20� x 54� Continental Bespress, and Bale Handling System with Bale Push Cart (manual) and Bagger (powered); five (5) Smith * - does not include any Steel Supports or Platforms 35/40 Centrifugal Fans (only one season of operation)
ÂŽ
Physical Address: 225 Bourne Boulevard • Savannah, Georgia 31408-9586 USA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 929 • Pooler, Georgia 31322-0929 USA Phone: (912) 447-9000 • Fax: (912) 447-9250 Toll Free (USA Only): 1-800-4LUMMUS (1-800-458-6687) Web Site: www.lummus.com • E-mail: lummus.sales@lummus.com
Š Copyright 2015 Lummus Corporation
20
COTTON FARMING SEPTEMBER 2015
19 20 21 GM v6_CF 11/13 template 8/21/15 10:19 AM Page 21
Austin, Texas. For the first time, TIGA met in conjunction with the Texas Cotton Ginners Association, allowing for additional participation at both meetings. “Meeting in conjunction with another cotton group allows associates and ginners to attend two meetings at the same location in the same week,” says Cotton Burleson, TIGA president. “It alleviates having to plan time away from the office for two separate organization meetings.”
Future TIGA Meeting Dates Sept. 10: Cotton Week Golf, Lubbock, TX. Sept. 10-12: Cotton Flow Meeting, Lubbock, TX. Sept. 12: Celebrate Cotton Football Game, Lubbock, TX. March 21-24: Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. June 27-29: Summer Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Cotton Gin Brushes
Channel Saws
Our precision CNC fabricating equipment enables us to produce the highest quality gin brushes and channel saws at a very competitive price. When it comes to our products, we use only the highest quality “Made in the USA” raw materials available. We know gin machinery and the conditions in which it has to perform, and our brushes and channel saws are manufactured to an exacting standard for the modern cotton gin.
TIGA Scholarship Contribution TIGA’s golf tournament at the summer meeting raised $900 for the organization’s scholarship fund.
Cotton’s Calendar 2015 Sept. 16: PCCA Annual Meeting, Lubbock, Texas. Sept. 16: Staplcotn Meeting, Greenwood, Miss. Sept. 21-22: Calcot Annual Meeting, Bakersfield, Calif. Oct. 21: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas. Nov. 18: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas. Dec. 8-10: C. Board/CI Meeting, Williamsburg, Va. Dec. 16: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
Ask your supplier for
RAM Brushes & Channel Saws or give us a call
RAM Manufacturing Company 1333 E. 44th St. Lubbock, TX 79404 806-745-5552 Fax: 806-745-5582 rammfgco@rammfg.net www.rammfg.net
2016
Cotton Ginners Marketplace
Jan. 5-7: BWCC, New Orleans, La. Jan. 13-14: Cotton/Rice Conference, Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 20-23: Southern/SE Meeting, Savannah, Ga. Jan. 27: Ga. Cotton Commission Meeting, Tifton, Ga. Feb. 5-7: NCC Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. Feb. 29-March 3: Cotton Board Meeting, Memphis, Tenn. June 7-9: Cotton Incorporated Meeting, Dallas, Texas. July 31-Aug. 3: S./SE Board Meeting, Amelia Island, Fla. Aug. 2-4: C. Board/Cotton Inc. Meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz. Aug. 24-26: NCC Board Meeting, Memphis, Tenn.
2017 Jan. 4-6: BWCC, Dallas, Texas. Jan. 18-21: S./SE Annual Meeting, Charlotte, N.C. Feb. 10-12: NCC Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. Feb. 28-March 1: Cotton Board March Meeting. June 6-8: Cotton Inc. June Meeting. Aug. 8-10: Cotton Board/CI Joint Meeting. Aug. 23-25: NCC Board Meeting, Peabody Hotel. Dec. 5-7: Cotton Board/CI Joint Meeting. COTTON FARMING SEPTEMBER 2015
21